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Appabreky the 2023 vegas race will be a Saturday night race so Sunday morn for us
Some sad news from the coroners today.

After learning his cancer was terminal, max Mosley committed suicide

Shame it had to end that way
Expect Las Vegas confirmation tonight.

Track will use part lf the strip
73BD72FE-57A3-4E70-BE84-80701F5188FE.jpegVegas confirmed

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Not a fan, looks too simple, probably a quick lap time too.

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by Andrew97
73BD72FE-57A3-4E70-BE84-80701F5188FE.jpegVegas confirmed


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by Rakas21
Not a fan, looks too simple, probably a quick lap time too.


Kinda agree. Looks like a low downforce / high speed circuit focusing on straightline speed. If it is true monaco is getting the axe for this place, im all for it
I’m gonna reserve judgment until we see racing action in it

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by Andrew97
I’m gonna reserve judgment until we see racing action in it

It should be good for overtaking in theory and reckon it'll be like an easier version of baku and jeddah. Gives me rbr, sochi and monza vibes

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The much rumoured Audi + Porsche entries to F1 appear to be as close as they've ever been according to Reuters.

"Audi will offer around 500 million euros ($556.30 million) for McLaren, one source said, while Porsche intends to establish a long-term partnership with racing team Red Bull starting in several years' time."

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Strongly opposed to them replacing either of those teams outside engine supply.

Would prefer they purchase Williams or possibly even Sauber.

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by Rakas21
Strongly opposed to them replacing either of those teams outside engine supply.

Would prefer they purchase Williams or possibly even Sauber.

I agree, mclaren is such an iconic name in the sport so I would only support it if it was about engine supply. This year has definitely proven that power unit is very important in how the team does over the season. while mclaren did well in jeddah (ignoring danny ric's problem which seems/hopefully is a stand alone) i do have suspicions that this was down to them not having to brake too much around the circuit. Hopefully, a new power unit offering will help them to challenge for constructor and world championships again, especially in the potential electric era
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by quasa
It should be good for overtaking in theory and reckon it'll be like an easier version of baku and jeddah. Gives me rbr, sochi and monza vibes


Yeah massive straight, by the looks. Hard to tell from renders tbh
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by Admit-One
The much rumoured Audi + Porsche entries to F1 appear to be as close as they've ever been according to Reuters.

"Audi will offer around 500 million euros ($556.30 million) for McLaren, one source said, while Porsche intends to establish a long-term partnership with racing team Red Bull starting in several years' time."

That’s a lot lol. There were rumours about this re mclaren last year. Vw entry into f1 has been rumoured for ages. It makes sense for both to go with an existing team already and there are some possibilities tbh

McLaren would be a good choice from an Audi point of view at least.
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by Rakas21
Strongly opposed to them replacing either of those teams outside engine supply.

Would prefer they purchase Williams or possibly even Sauber.

Maybe, but with McLaren you may also get the roadcar division ad well. Haas might be a good point for entry as Gene is looking to sell, dauber recently had an offer from Andretti so would they go for it (I release Audi is a better offerer)

In fact, thinking about it if I were Sauber I’d go with Audi, make it the hat trick of big German car manufactures you’ve been with lol

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by Andrew97
That’s a lot lol. There were rumours about this re mclaren last year. Vw entry into f1 has been rumoured for ages. It makes sense for both to go with an existing team already and there are some possibilities tbh

McLaren would be a good choice from an Audi point of view at least.

Maybe, but with McLaren you may also get the roadcar division ad well. Haas might be a good point for entry as Gene is looking to sell, dauber recently had an offer from Andretti so would they go for it (I release Audi is a better offerer)

In fact, thinking about it if I were Sauber I’d go with Audi, make it the hat trick of big German car manufactures you’ve been with lol

I would strongly oppose the roadcar division/company as a whole moving into German hands.

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by Rakas21
I would strongly oppose the roadcar division/company as a whole moving into German hands.

Mclaren was owned by Mercedes till late 00s / mclaren was the works mercedes team from 1995-2009. Tbf, audi owns lamborghini & Ducati and have helped them greatly in gt racing and moto gp

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by quasa
Mclaren was owned by Mercedes till late 00s / mclaren was the works mercedes team from 1995-2009. Tbf, audi owns lamborghini & Ducati and have helped them greatly in gt racing and moto gp

Not saying it would be bad for the F1 team however as an economic nationalist i'm not a fan of British staples being in foreign ownership. Nor do i think its good that German automotive firms have such dominance in the sector.
Aprillia take their first ever MotoGP win in Argentina

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Admittedly in the car industry the skill advantage in the UK means that we've not seen significant ill effects (also worth remembering Jaguar went to Ford before Tata so we replaced one with another) but certainly in a lot of other sectors foreign ownership has simply led to outsourcing production over time which has made me skeptical. If the UK is ever to regain industrial supremecy (below China/US at least) then we won't catch Germany by allowing greater German ownership.

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Red bull junior Johnny Edgar has announced his retirement from motorsport due to being diagnosed with Crohn's disease.

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Alonso is confirmed to have lost his jeddah PU and may use his 3rd PU in Australia per some sources.

More concerning however is the nature of the retirement due to what seems like a serious design flaw: the water pump is built directly into the engine and it leaked inside the engine. Because of where the pump is, they aren't able to replace it without breaking the ICE seal

I'm not an engineer in the automotive industry or a mechanic but isn't the reason waterpumps are not built into engines to prevent this from happening and to replace it easily?
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